Setting for articles of jewelry.



APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1912.

Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

INVENTOR ma,

A URI/EV COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH CO WAIHINOTON. 6- 6- MEYER L. ROBBINS,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SETTING FOR ARTICLES OF JEWELRY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented All". 20, 1912.

Application filed January 30, 1912. Serial No. 674,409.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MEYER L. ROBBINS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Settings for Articles of Jewelry, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a setting for finger rings, brooches, and like articles of jewelry, the object being to provide a setting wherein are employed pearls, precious stones or jewels, too small in size to be mounted in the ordinary way, and which when mounted in accordance with my present invention have the greater part of their surfaces exposed to view, which would not be the case should such small jewels be held or retained within a mounting constructed of the ordinary form.

With this and other ends in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construct-ion and combinations of parts as 5 will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the construction of the ring, brooch, or other article of jewelry, I may employ one, two, three, or more superposed strings of jewels, and in the drawings have illustrated the invention as applied to a finger ring, and in some instances comprising three strings of jewels, and in other instances one string.

In Figure 1 I have shown three strings of pearls for use in the manufacture of an article containing that number thereof. Fig. 2 shows a plan View of a support constructed for use with two strings of jewels. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view in plan of the lower portion or leaf of the support. Fig. 5 is a sectional view thereof taken on the hue 5--5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the base or receptacle. Fig. 7 is a similar View of the center mounting. Fig. 8 is a view of a ring constructed in accordance with my invention, containing three strings of pearls, and taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the ring illustrated in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a top plan View of a similar ring but showing the setting circular in shape. Fig. 11 is a similar view of a ring, the setting of which is of oval form and containing but one string of jewels. Fig. 12 is a similar View of a ring containing three settings, the two end settlngs being circular in form, and the central one of oval form.

In the manufacture of my improved article it should be understood, as illustrated in the above-mentioned drawing, that the size or shape thereof may be'varied in many ways, and that the invention is nowise limited to any particular form, or to the use to which the article is to be put, as it is applicable to finger rings, brooches, charms, cufi buttons, and like articles of jewelry.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Fig. 1, A represents a number of jewels, preferably pearls, of such size as to be too small to be mounted in the ordinary way, these pearls being pierced or drilled and strung preferably on wire for the sake of safety. If the article is to contain a number of strings of pearls, these strings will be made of different sizes, that is, one string will be composed of a certain number of pearls, as illustrated at B, the next string containing a lesser number, as illustrated at C, the third a still smaller number, as illustrated at D, and so on, and, if so desired, each respective string may be made up of pearls larger in size than the other. These pearls being strung as above described, either in oval form, as illustrated in Fig. 1, or in circular form, as illustrated in Fig. 10, are then placed upon a support of proper size and shape, that illustrated in Fig. 2 bein of somewhat oval form, this support belng made of any desired material. When it is to be used in connection with a pearl setting, it is preferably made of mother of pearl, and either in one piece or two or more pieces of decreasing size, in order to form supports for the several strings of pearls likewise decreasing in size, so that the support will be provided, for instance, with a lower shelf or ledge E for the largest string of pearls, a ledge or shelf F slightly smaller for supporting a slightly smaller string of pearls, and so on, that illustrated in section in Fig. 8 being formed with three ledges or shelves for containing the three strings of pearls illustrated in Fig. 1. This support, constructed of one or more pieces as described, rests upon or within a base preferably in the form of a receptacle G, illustrated in perspective in Fig. 6, and made of gold, platinum, or other precious metal, or, if desired, may be made of base metal, or plated or filled gold, said base or receptacle being constructed with a lower plate H and if desired surrounded by an upturned flange or ledge I, the plate H being formed with an opening K. After the support has been placed therein, the several strings of pearls are then placed thereon in proper relative positions, after which the center mounting L illustrated in perspective in Fig. 7 is properly assembled therewith. This center mounting may be of any suitable pattern, it being essential, however, that the upper end thereof be made wedge-shape or flaring, in order to securely retain the several parts in their proper respective positions.

The mounting L illustrated in Fig. 7 comprises an upper enlarged end. M and a tubular portion N extending therefrom, the tube N extending down through the opening 0 formed in the support and through the opening K formed in the plate H of the base or receptacle G, as illustrated in section in Fig. 8, the lower end of said tube N being soldered or otherwise secured to said plate H. Within the upper wedge-shape end M of the mounting L may be set a central jewel P in order to add to the pleasing appearance of the article.

It is to be noted that the upper flaring portion of this mounting performs two functions; first, to accommodate and contain a stone or jewel larger in size than would otherwise be the case, that is, a stone larger in size than could be accommodated in the mounting if the latter were provided with straight walls or were of the same size or diameter from end to end, and secondly, to assist in holding the string of jewels in place one upon the other, or in the case of the employment of a single string of jewels, to hold the same in position upon or within the base.

To the receptacle or base Gr may be soldered or otherwise secured a ring R, but, as I have before suggested, the setting may be employed in connection with a brooch, scarf pin, or other article of jewelry. Again, 1nstead of constructing the setting as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, that is, of oval shape, the pearls may be strung in circular form as illustrated in Fig. 10, which shows a larger outer string of pearls S, a central string S and an inner string S the setting being provided with a central jewel T. Again, as illustrated in Fig. 11, the article may be formed with one string of pearls U, and provided with a central stone U or, if desired, the article may be made up of several of the settings of various forms or shapes as illustrated in Fig. 12, wherein there are employed two outer circular set tings V, and a central oval shape setting W, each setting being constructed and arranged as above described.

An article of jewelry made as illustrated and hereinbefore described, is particularly pleasing and attractive in appearance, in that the pearls or other jewels, small in size, have the greater portions of their surfaces exposed to View, and therefore reflecting a much greater amount of light than in those instances where their surfaces are largely hidden or covered by the ordinary forms of metal mountings.

What I claim is:

l. A setting for an article of jewelry comprising a base, a plurality of strings of jewels located one above the other, each successive upper string being smaller than and impinging upon the next lower string, the lowermost string resting upon said base, and a central mounting passing through said several strings of jewels and having its lower end secured to said base, the upper end being flared to rest upon said uppermost string of jewels to assist in holding the said -several strings thereof in place.

2. A setting for an article of jewelry comprising a base formed with a flat plate, a string of jewels resting on said plate, a mounting, the lower end of which is secured to said plate and has its upper margin flared, the flaring portion resting on said string of jewels to assist in holding the latter in position on said plate.

3. A setting for an article of jewelry comprising a flat plate provided with a perforation, a string of jewels resting on said plate, a central mounting, the lower end of which passes through said perforation and is secured to said plate, the upper end of said mounting being flared where-by to rest upon said string of jewels and hold the same in position upon said plate.

4. A setting for an article of jewelry comprising a base in the form of a receptacle, a string of jewels resting within said receptacle, a mounting, the lower end of which is secured to said base and encircled by said string of jewels, the upper end of the said mounting being flared whereby to contain a comparatively large jewel, and also to rest upon said string of jewels whereby to retain the same within said receptacle.

5. A setting for an article of jewelry comprising a base in the form of a receptacle and formed of a flat perforated plate having an upturned edge, a string of jewels resting upon said plate, a central mounting, thelower end of which passes through said string of jewels and through the perforation in said plate and secured to the latter, the upper end of said mounting being flared and resting upon said string of jewels whereby to confine the same within said receptacle and to receive a comparatively large jewel therein.

6. A setting for an article of jewelry comprising a receptacle, a separate support contained Within said receptacle, a string of jewels on said support, and means passing through said string of jewels and the support and secured to said receptacle, said means engaging the string of jewels whereby the latter is held in position within said receptacle.

7. A setting for an article of jewelry comprising a receptacle, a separate support within said receptacle, a string of jewels resting on said support, and a flaring central mounting passing tlirough said string of jewels and support and secured at its lower end to said receptacle, said flaring portion bearing on the string of jewels whereby the latter is held in position within said receptacle.

8. A setting for an article of jewelry comprising a receptacle, a support provided with a plurality of ledges of different sizes and contained within said receptacle, a string of jewels resting on each of said ledges, each of said strings of jewels restin upon the next successive lower string 0? jewels, and a central flaring mounting passing through said strings of jewels and support and secured at its lower end to said re ceptacle, the flaring portion of said mounting bearing on the uppermost string of jewels whereby the several parts are held in their proper relative positions.

Signed at New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 27 day of J anu ary, A. D. 1912..

MEYER. L. ROBBINS.

Witnesses:

A. V. WALSH, H. M. WHITE.

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